To Blacken or Not to Blacken? That is the question

[dangeris]

So I'm debating on whether or not to get my roof painted Gloss Black or not. I was going to go with a black vinyl overlay but I think it'll be cheesy looking and the only way to do it right is to just get it painted. What do you guys think?

[surmanm]

yo stop steeling my ideas lol. j/k i was actually thinking of doing that but my car is blue probably wouldn't look as good as on your car red and black FTW

[dangeris]

yeah, I think you're right with the Black and red combo. Bri had a thread out there and it had a red G with the same wheels as mine and his hood was black. But after closer look it was a custom CF roof overlay No talent around here to do that so Black would probably the next best option.

[Bmore-coupe]

Keep it red. It will look like a scion

[dangeris]

Keep it red. It will look like a scion

Really,...You think so?

EDIT: I just googled the Scion TC and I never noticed that they had black roofs. LOL Anyway, I don't think my car would ever be mistaken for a Scion TC...or yours too for that matter.

[mcheddadi]

black roof.....

carbon fiber roof overlay, like real carbon fiber, thats baller

[Bmore-coupe]

Really,...You think so?

EDIT: I just googled the Scion TC and I never noticed that they had black roofs. LOL Anyway, I don't think my car would ever be mistaken for a Scion TC...or yours too for that matter.

No, i dont think that your car would look like a scion, but that is the car I think of when I think black roof

black roof.....

carbon fiber roof overlay, like real carbon fiber, thats baller

Now that may look sick. I liked it on that G in another thread(I think Loop's updated pic thread)

Either way your car is amazing, so it will look good either way

[psi101101]

OR OR make a convertible!!!!!

JK no ban plz

but i think i would like your car more with the black roof

[LongBeachCoupe]

Its not an overlay on "stoof's" car (the red/black g37) He will be at HIN NY BTW...

Its like a cap, not like a vinyl overlay, but like a piece of real CF in the shape of the roof... like a cap on a tooth.

I think itd look great on your car dangeris... ill still mail you the stuff if you want or you can pick it up at carlisle/HIN. and its always fun to "Try before buy" meaning an overlay before paint.

I think itd look better on your car dangeris just because you have the rear bumper black/red where surman just has it blue... otherwise itd look cool on both IMO.

[michaelthepsycho]

The only thing I'd worry about blackening the roof is all the heat it would soak in. Looks : taken care of. Money: you obviously got lots of it lying around. Go for it!

[LongBeachCoupe]

Michael, dangeris is in the sticks of PA (i think).. they get like 40 minutes of sunlight a day there!

What I really wanted to do but didnt get around to this winter was dying the roof and pillars black... not wrapping them in something (i like the texture and dont want to worry about sagging in the future).

Maybe that will be an experiment one day later this summer...

[kuhan]

go for it. black and red theme. CF might be a little pricy and will fate over time.

post a pic of your car. then someone photoshop it and see how it will look.

[dangeris]

Michael, dangeris is in the sticks of PA (i think).. they get like 40 minutes of sunlight a day there!

Just so everyone knows, We get 50 minutes of daylight, not 40

But I do live in the sticks where the cows out number the human population.

Very surprised to see the "Keep it red" poll out is more than the "Blacken it"

[alticoupe3.5]

yo stop steeling my ideas lol. j/k i was actually thinking of doing that but my car is blue probably wouldn't look as good as on your car red and black FTW

you should do ittttt...my friend just got an 2004 audi s4 and its blue with a black vinyl roof top. and it look sickkkk....go for it =D

[toxik]

i think im gonna black out my roof

no, but on a serious note, dangeris i think u should overlay it for sure, paint it only if you like the look and the overlay isnt up to par for you. who knows maybe youll be able to get carbon fiber by then.

[ESP]

I think you should hold out and find some place to do the CF roof cap. Then, when you get it done, you should hook me up too! Out of curiosity, are you planning on a CF hood too? If so, then a CF roof would compliment it better than black IMHO...

[lilojoj]

blacken it. keep it simple w/out carbon fiber. gloss will look nice. cf should stick to hoods

[Sith LL_Coupe]

I say grab a good pic of your car to post up so someone can photoshop and see what it looks like first.

[karu11]

just because i saw this i say do it!:

[RaiderKID]

ill say overlay it and then if you really like the look of it paint it

[mcheddadi]

The headlights and emblem aren't my cup of tea, but other than that (ugly IMO) it's really cool with that front lip and color scheme

[Bmore-coupe]

just because i saw this i say do it!:

Thats the G with the CF roof cap that we were talking about

[dangeris]

blacken it. keep it simple w/out carbon fiber. gloss will look nice. cf should stick to hoods

I agree. Basically looking to replicate what Vince (aka Loop) did to his car... something like this...minus the intercooler of course...

[Beak]

ya... and so do the new s550's

[dangeris]

ya... and so do the new s550's

What?

[Beak]

oh.. i was replying the the comment on making ur car look like a scion with a black top. im starting to see the black tops on s classes and even the cl's. i think if done right, it looks really clean.

[dangeris]

I agree. I saw a 09 white Maxima this weekend with a black roof and it looked sexy I even wondered to myself if the guy was on NICO.

[RobPaulson]

painting is a big deal dangeris, i agree with a few others here that say do the overlay, gauge sexiness, then commit with the paint if it passes sexy inspection (aka pix hur!!)

[dangeris]

Yeah it is a big commit but what's killing me on doing the overlay is that I have that omni-directional antenna on the roof and there's not overlay for that. Not even sure how to take that off to vinyl it.

[Loop]

Here is a picture of Bats roof overlay on a g37: